Q: Is 1,418,472 a Composite Number?

Why is 1,418,472 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 1,418,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 54 66 72 81 88 99 108 132 162 198 199 216 264 297 324 396 398 594 597 648 792 796 891 1,188 1,194 1,592 1,782 1,791 2,189 2,376 2,388 3,564 3,582 4,378 4,776 5,373 6,567 7,128 7,164 8,756 10,746 13,134 14,328 16,119 17,512 19,701 21,492 26,268 32,238 39,402 42,984 52,536 59,103 64,476 78,804 118,206 128,952 157,608 177,309 236,412 354,618 472,824 709,236 and 1,418,472, with no remainder.

Since 1,418,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,418,472, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).